Threat to steal vehicle comes with offer to take victim along

A rather lackadaisical effort at car theft resulted in a suspended sentence and probation for a Penticton man in court today, Aug. 21, 2016.

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August 22, 2016 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton man will serve a suspended sentence after pleading guilty following a bizarre attempt at vehicle theft.

Aaron Robert Vaughan-Evans entered a guilty plea in his own defence in Penticton court this morning, Aug. 22 for his attempt to steal a vehicle from a customer at the Co-op gas bar in Penticton on Jan. 9.

Crown Prosecutor John Swanson said Vaughan-Evans was at the Co-op gas bar when a woman driver stopped in for fuel. As she was getting gas, Vaughan-Evans approached her, telling her he was taking her car, adding she could ride in the passenger seat if she wished.

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